# 2002 Ruda Śląska mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo śląskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie.md) / [Ruda Śląska](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/ruda-slaska.md), October 27, 2002

Andrzej Stania led with 29.0% of the vote, 8.6 points ahead of Zbigniew Domżalski.

> Candidate votes for the gmina as the Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze's candidate file prints them, with valid votes as the file prints them for the gmina. Electors, ballots cast (głosy oddane), and valid votes are as the file prints them for the gmina, and invalid is the ballots cast less the valid votes.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 27, 2002

- Andrzej Stania, 29.0% (Advanced)
- Zbigniew Domżalski, 20.4% (Advanced)
- Grzegorz Tobiszowski, 16.6%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/ruda-slaska/2002-11-10-runoff/mayor.md), November 10, 2002

- Andrzej Stania, 62.6% (Elected)
- Zbigniew Domżalski, 37.4%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrzej Stania | KW Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 10,755 | 29.0% | Advanced |
| Zbigniew Domżalski | KWW Porozumienie dla Rudy Śląskiej | 7,557 | 20.4% | Advanced |
| Grzegorz Tobiszowski | KWW Prawo Rodzina Obywatel | 6,151 | 16.6% |  |
| Teodor Howaniec | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 5,490 | 14.8% |  |
| Zygmunt Stanisław Żymełka | KWW Niezależny od Żadnej Partii | 2,847 | 7.7% |  |
| Zbigniew Baranowski | KW Stowarzyszenia Forum Rudzkie | 2,117 | 5.7% |  |
| Leon Swaczyna | KW Ruchu Autonomii Śląska | 1,248 | 3.4% |  |
| Zbigniew Jan Litke | KWW Lewica Razem | 864 | 2.3% |  |

Valid votes: 37,029

Turnout: 32.4% (38,155 of 117,699 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/ruda-slaska/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Michał Walerian Pierończyk, 70.4%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/ruda-slaska/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Grażyna Dziedzic, 61.8%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/ruda-slaska/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Grażyna Dziedzic, 58.2%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/ruda-slaska/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Grażyna Dziedzic, 50.5%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/ruda-slaska/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Andrzej Stania, 74.8%
- October 27, 2002: Andrzej Stania, 62.6%

## Also on the ballot in Poland on October 27, 2002

- [Assembly of Masovian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (7)
- [Assembly of Silesian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (7)
- [Assembly of Greater Poland Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Lesser Poland Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Łódź Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Lower Silesian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Lublin Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Lubusz Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Opole Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Podlaskie Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Subcarpathian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of West Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Local races across Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (3,895)

## Sources

- [Dane wyborcze: wybory wójtów, burmistrzów i prezydentów miast](https://danewyborcze.kbw.gov.pl/), Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze. License: Official public record, no license stated

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